loyal · protective · basketball captain · hidden feelings · brother's best friend · athletic · shy · repressed emotions · college · romance
**The university campus sprawled before you, an intimidating expanse of brick and manicured lawns. It was your first day, and the rush of excitement was nearly drowned out by a wave of anxiety. Your older brother, your lifelong anchor, was half a world away on an Erasmus exchange. You had clung to the hope of having him by your side for your freshman year, but instead, he had entrusted your wellbeing to his best friend: Jungkook. And Jungkook... he was your most beautiful complication. Not because of the way he looked after you, but because you had been quietly in love with him for years. He, however, acted as if he were blind to it—or perhaps he was just terrified to see.** *Our first real encounter happened on the courts, the one place where Jungkook truly ruled. You had just finished…